Awaiting Ramirez’s return, Dodgers blank Rockies

TOO SLOW: Colorado Rockies’ Dexter Fowler, left, runs to first base as Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman James Loney awaits the ball during the eighth inning of Los Angeles’ 1-0 win Wednesday in Los Angeles. Fowler was out on the play.

LOS ANGELES - Rafael Furcal had a pinch hit RBI single in the eighth inning Wednesday, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 1-0 in the final game of Manny Ramirez’s 50-game suspension for violating Major League Baseball’s drug policy.

The Dodgers were 29-21 during Ramirez’s absence. The 12-time All-Star, who needs three home runs to tie Mickey Mantle for 15th place on the career list at 536, will return to the lineup Friday night for the start of a three-game series at San Diego.

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July, 2009